New college students enrolling in September 2024

Welcome to University College Birmingham

The information below will help you prepare for enrolment and the start of your course.

Note: If you are a 'returning student' (you studied at University College Birmingham last year) and under the age of 19, you can complete your online enrolment and swipe your ID card at the start of the induction week, which will trigger the completion of your enrolment. Please note, you don’t need to attend enrolment in-person.

Step 1 - Online registration
Step 2 - Come to enrol, and bring us your results
Induction and course-specific information

Step 1 – Complete your online registration

If you have been offered a place at University College Birmingham, you will be sent an email and text message from our Admissions team to complete your online registration. It is very important that you complete your online registration, as this is the first part of your enrolment.

If you have studied with us before, you may already be able to log in to the UCB Portal. Otherwise, you will need to set up your student account. The email you receive will provide you with your own unique link to do this if needed, and the text message will contain your University College Birmingham student ID, which you will need to register.

Uploading documents

Once you have completed your online registration, you have created your student dashboard. Now you need to log out and log back in in order to upload your documents. Make sure you upload ALL documents that are relevant to you, including:

your chosen photo for ID (no Snapchat filters, please, let’s keep it professional!)
your proof of ID – see below for the list of acceptable identity documents
any residence evidence – e.g. your passport/residence documents, if relevant
any evidence of your name change, if your name is now different from the name on the documentation you provide to us, e.g. deed poll document or marriage certificate. All our systems will use the name on your official documentation

This isn’t mandatory, but doing this now will save you a lot of time later!

Important - if you have not received your email or text message, call our Admissions team on 0121 214 2919 or complete our enquiry form here , and we will help you activate your account and complete your online registration.

Please make a note of your UCB student ID and your password. If you forget your password, you will need to email itsu@ucb.ac.uk stating;

Your full name
Your University College Birmingham student ID number
Your address
Your chosen course

Once you’ve registered, wait for your results to complete the second stage of your enrolment. If you need to update your contact details at any time, you can do so by accessing your student portal here.

Step 2 - Come to enrol and bring us your results

Once you have your results, please come to Camden House to see our academic and admissions teams.

Our enrolment times are:

Thursday 22 August - 10am - 5pm
Friday 23 August - 10am - 4pm
Saturday 24 August - 10am - 2pm
Wednesday, 28 August - 10am - 6pm
Thursday 29 August* - 10am - 6pm
Friday 30 August* - 10am - 4pm

We are closed on Monday 26 August and Tuesday 27 August.
*Please note that these are quieter days for students who may prefer a calmer environment.

To save time, you can upload copies of your results to the UCB portal. To do this, you will need your UCB student ID and password created in Step 1. Once you have logged in, please navigate to the enrolment section of your dashboard and select the 'documents' tab and then click 'add file'. As soon as your image has been uploaded, it will automatically be saved. You can view a video tutorial of these steps here.

A few things to note

Do not email us your results - Our Admissions team will take copies for our records when you come to enrol.
Even if you haven’t achieved the results you were hoping for, please still upload them so we can see if there is another course in our portfolio that we can offer you.

Congratulations!

Once we’ve spoken to you and checked that you are not required to pay fees (or confirmed your loan is in place, if you need a loan), you will officially be enrolled. All that’s left for you to do after this point is to collect your UCB student ID card.

You can do this in Camden House between 22 August 2024 and 30 August 2024, in order to be enrolled before teaching commences. If we require further information, we will contact you either by phone or email to discuss this with you. You may be asked to provide further evidence before your enrolment is considered complete.

Term dates

What if I've changed my mind and don't want to enrol at University College Birmingham?

If you have changed your mind and no longer wish to enrol, you must let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. Please call 0121 604 1040.

Acceptable identity documentation – UK/EEA Nationals

British or EU passport
European Identity Card

If you do not have a passport, please upload your:

Full birth certificate

AND

Another form of photo ID, such as a driving licence or proof of age card*

*Please note that we may require additional evidence before we can complete your enrolment, such as proof of EUSS, if required.

Acceptable identity documentation – Non-UK/EEA Nationals

A non-UK/EEA passport

AND

Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)

Visa document

Home Office letter confirming your residency status in the UK

If you are an asylum seeker, please upload your Application Registration Card.

If you don’t have any documentation to confirm your immigration status in the UK, University College Birmingham will ask for your permission to request this information from the Home Office.

Induction and course-specific information

Please complete the following documents and bring them to your subject lecturer, including any additional uniform or equipment forms that are required for your course.

Medical form Parental consent form

The Financial Support team may be able to assist home students with additional costs of studying, such as equipment, childcare and travel. If you would like to check what funding you may be entitled to, and would like to apply for financial support, please use the links below.

Financial support

For any further questions regarding financial support, please contact the Financial Support team. Email: financialsupport@ucb.ac.uk

More information will be available at a later date

Please check back for updates in August.

Disability and Neurodiversity Support

For those students who want to notify us about additional support requirements, this can be done by contacting evidence@ucb.ac.uk. Students can use this email address to send us their supporting documentation and also for more general queries about disability and neurodiversity.

For students who had exam access arrangements at school, e.g. a reader or scribe, or feel they need them at college, please contact FEExamsSupport@ucb.ac.uk. This email address can be used to send over Form 8s from school or previous educational establishments.

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Centre for Academic Skills and English

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Terms and Conditions

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Computer facilities

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Library services

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